Tyla travels with a bag of mielie meal to make pap overseas!

Tyla is an international sensation for her hit music, candid personality, and firecracker dance moves. 

In a recent interview, Tyla revealed something extraordinary about how she carries a taste of Mzansi everywhere she goes. 

Check out Tyla’s explanation for her unique food preference:

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This moment has gone viral, making social media users overseas interested about what pap entails. 

Read More: We're ready! Tyla teases new music

While South Africans bask in pride over how Tyla is putting us on the map, some SAFFAS have shared their two cents on the matter:

• “They might as well give her that Trevor Noah check for promoting our country”
  
• “Tyla is a true patriot of this beautiful country”
  
• “More so, she’s traveling nicely with our accent shem”
  
• “Make me sweat, make me papa”
  
• “Tyla travels with maize meal so she can cook pap. I can't even cook pap”
  

In other Tyla related news, the 'Water' hitmaker has announced her debut album!  

The 21-year-old is set to release her self-titled album in March 2024. 

Ahead of the album release, the singer released three new songs - 'On and On', 'Truth or Dare', and 'Butterflies'. 

Read More: Tyla to release new album: "I cannot wait for the world to experience an African Popstar"

Her other single, 'Water', which is also taken from the upcoming album, is currently No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 1 for a fourth week on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart, reports Rated R &B. 

It was even nominated for a Grammy. Currently, the music video for the song, which was released a month ago, has 60-million views on YouTube. 

"Everything that’s happening has surpassed anything I could have dreamt of," she wrote on IG. 

The singer revealed that she has been working on the new album for the past two years. 

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